nag1
v.
(nags, nagging, nagged)
- constantly ask (someone) to do something which they are reluctant to do.
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[often as adj. nagging]
be persistently painful or worrying to.
n.
- a person who nags.
- a persistent feeling of anxiety:
he felt a little nag of doubt.
Derivative
- nagger n.
- naggingly adv.
- naggy adj.
Etymology
C19 (orig. dial. in the sense ‘gnaw’): perh. of Scand. or Low Ger. origin.
nag2
n.
informal, often derogatory a horse, especially one that is old or in poor health.
▸archaic a horse suitable for riding rather than as a draught animal.
Etymology
ME: of unknown origin.